scan
Cross references:
1. scrutinize
scan \'skan\ vb or scanned; or scan.ning [ME scannen, fr. LL scandere, fr.
L, to climb; akin to Gk skanda]lon trap, stumbling block, offense, Skt
skandati he leaps 1: to read or mark so as to show metrical structure 2a1:
to examine intensively 2a2: to check (as a magnetic tape or a punched
card) for recorded data by means of an electronic or other device 2b: to
make a wide sweeping search of 2c: to look through or over hastily 3a: to
bring under a moving electron beam for conversion of light and dark
picture or image values into corresponding electrical values to be
transmitted by facsimile or television 3b: to direct a succession of radar
beams over in searching for a target 1: to scan verse 2: to conform to a
metrical pattern - scan n